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JerseysFinest27Joined: 07 Jan 2010Posts: 8861Location: New Jersey... Props to Joe_Is_The_Best on the sig

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:15 pm Post subject:

hibdib31 wrote:

Elway repeatedly said they're looking to hit on their top pick with a guy that will play for 10 years.

Does anyone take that as - no boom or bust types/no projects? Will they want to pick someone they have enough knowledge/tape on that they know what they'll be getting?

To me that sounds like one of those Derek Wolfe types. The type of guy that you'd see the Steelers take, "bring your lunch pail to work" type guys.

In this draft and in the first round, Id immediately throw out the names of Sylvester Williams, Datone Jones, Margus Hunt, DJ Hayden, Bjoern Werner, Blidi Wreh-wilson and John Cyprien._________________

Major move by Elway which immediately improves that department. Heckert had a couple of very good drafts in Cleveland and many Browns fans on this forum were hoping for him being retained by the new regime.

Good move!_________________The situation is hopeless, but not serious.

Major move by Elway which immediately improves that department. Heckert had a couple of very good drafts in Cleveland and many Browns fans on this forum were hoping for him being retained by the new regime.

Good move!

Although Andy Reid had final say in Philly, Heckert didnt show much there IMO. His last 2 years drafting in CLE were decent. I guess it cant hurt to have another experienced voice in the room.

Wow Heckert, that's a good hire! He has experience as a GM in his own right and has worked under the likes of Don Shula, Jimmy Johnson, Mike Holmgren and Andy Reid. He'll be another strong, experienced voice in the room.

As I said in NFL News, I think his title is a misnomer. Heckert has decent draft experience and I think with the 2014 draft being big and all drafts really post-Manning, we needed another draft type guy in the room.

This FO is much more about collaboration then titles, and while he may report up to Elway and Russell, he will have a very important role.

JerseysFinest27Joined: 07 Jan 2010Posts: 8861Location: New Jersey... Props to Joe_Is_The_Best on the sig

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:26 pm Post subject:

broncos67 wrote:

As I said in NFL News, I think his title is a misnomer. Heckert has decent draft experience and I think with the 2014 draft being big and all drafts really post-Manning, we needed another draft type guy in the room.

Hes Pro Personnel not college. Russell is in charge of College scouting, that wont change.

I think Heckert will play a large role in Free Agency and roster decisions._________________

As I said in NFL News, I think his title is a misnomer. Heckert has decent draft experience and I think with the 2014 draft being big and all drafts really post-Manning, we needed another draft type guy in the room.

Hes Pro Personnel not college. Russell is in charge of College scouting, that wont change.

I think Heckert will play a large role in Free Agency and roster decisions.

Right, I know he's pro personnel, and what I'm saying is I think it's a bit of a misleading title because he's had a lot of success dealing with the drafts in Cleveland, and his role will be collaborative with Russell and Elway._________________

As I said in NFL News, I think his title is a misnomer. Heckert has decent draft experience and I think with the 2014 draft being big and all drafts really post-Manning, we needed another draft type guy in the room.

Hes Pro Personnel not college. Russell is in charge of College scouting, that wont change.

I think Heckert will play a large role in Free Agency and roster decisions.

Right, I know he's pro personnel, and what I'm saying is I think it's a bit of a misleading title because he's had a lot of success dealing with the drafts in Cleveland, and his role will be collaborative with Russell and Elway.

This is true. Cleveland is well known for their draft picks. They have been very successful as a result._________________Ninja stealth muggers in the Bellagio has left me in a state of congitive disonance...

The way my friend at Dove Valley explained it, Heckert will be on the same level Russell. Those two, along with Fox whose influence on personnel decisions is not fully appreciated by fans and the media, will form a triumvirate under Elway. All three have roughly equal pull with Elway on personnel decisions, pro and college, and work in collaboration together and, in turn, rely on the advice of their various underlings in the personnel departments and coaching staff._________________big_palooka:

The way my friend at Dove Valley explained it, Heckert will be on the same level Russell. Those two, along with Fox whose influence on personnel decisions is not fully appreciated by fans and the media, will form a triumvirate under Elway. All three have roughly equal pull with Elway on personnel decisions, pro and college, and work in collaboration together and, in turn, rely on the advice of their various underlings in the personnel departments and coaching staff.

Good to hear. For the first time in a decade I feel like we have a top notch, first tier franchise front office._________________The situation is hopeless, but not serious.